Tracking The Tropics: Tropical Storm Fiona forms in Central Atlantic

MIAMI – Tropical Storm Fiona fashioned within the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday night and forecasters on the U.S. Nationwide Hurricane Heart issued tropical storm warnings for a number of islands.

Tropical Storm Fiona was situated about 580 miles east of the Leeward Islands, and tropical storm watches had been issued for Saba and St. Eustatius, St. Maarten, Antigua, Barbuda, St. Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat, and Anguilla.

The storm at present poses no menace to South Florida.

At 5 a.m. on Thursday, Fiona was transferring west at 13 mph with most sustained winds of about 50 mph. Little change in energy is forecast in the course of the subsequent few days.

Fiona, the season’s sixth named storm, is anticipated to supply whole rainfall accumulations of three to six inches with remoted larger quantities throughout the northern Leeward Islands, the British and U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and jap Hispaniola

 Swells generated by Fiona are anticipated to start affecting the northern Leeward Islands by early Friday. These swells may trigger life-threatening surf and rip present circumstances.

On the forecast observe, the middle of Fiona is forecast to maneuver via the Leeward Islands late Friday and Friday night time, and transfer close to the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico this weekend.